Beverage can cartridge
OwnerLeslie T. Dooley, Stephen L. Perryinventors
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Abstract
A storage device for beverage cans includes an enclosure having a cover. The cover is attached to the enclosure by a hinge. A latch is mounted on the cover and enclosure to lock the cover in place. The device is inserted into and attached to a modified cooler. The modified cooler has a side opening into which the device is inserted. The modified cooler consists of an outer shell, an insulated liner inserted within the outer shell, and an inner shell fitted within the liner. The liner has a sloped section which is sloped from the back of the cooler toward the front. With the device placed on the sloped section, the beverage cans will roll forward when the cover is opened.
Claims18
A storage device for beverage cans comprising:
- a cooler having an interior compartment adapted to receive therein a quantity of ice and a side opening;
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- a removable cartridge for storing a plurality of beverage cans received within the opening of the cooler in detachable engagement therewith, the removable cartridge comprising an enclosure having an opening and a cover and comprising a box-like structure having a rear section, a pair of side sections, a top sections, a bottom section, and a front face plate comprising means for attaching the front face plate to the side of the cooler.
A storage device for beverage cans comprising:
- a portable cooler having an interior compartment adapted to receive therein a quantity of ice and an opening in a vertical side wall of the cooler, the opening extending over substantially less than the full expanse of the side wall of the cooler;
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- a removable cartridge for storing a plurality of beverage cans received within the opening of the cooler and in detachable engagement therewith, such that space for ice is available within the cooler about at least three sides of the cartridge, the interior of the cartridge being accessible while the interior compartment of the cooler remains enclosed.
A storage device for beverage cans for insertion into an interior compartment of a cooler, the cooler comprising an outer shell, an insulated liner fitted within the outer shell, an inner shell fitted within the liner, and the interior compartment defined by the inner shell, the device comprising:
- a box-like enclosure comprising a rear section, a pair of side sections, a top section, a bottom section, and a front face plate;
- a cover comprising a front panel and a pair of side guards which are adapted to guide the beverage cans out of the enclosure onto the front panel;
- means for hingedly attaching the cover to the front face plate;
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- means for locking the cover closed.
A storage device for beverage cans comprising:
- a cooler having an interior compartment adapted to receive therein a quantity of ice and a side opening;
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- a removable cartridge for storing a plurality of beverage cans received within the opening of the cooler in detachable engagement therewith, the removable cartridge comprising an enclosure having an opening and a cover comprising a front panel and a pair of side guards which are adapted to guide the beverage cans out of the enclosure onto the front panel.
A storage device for beverage cans comprising:
- a cooler having an interior compartment adapted to receive therein a quantity of ice and a side opening, the cooler comprising an outer shell, an insulated liner fitted within the outer shell and an inner shell fitted within the liner, the liner comprising a sloped section which is downwardly inclined from the back of the cooler toward the front of the cooler;
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- a removable cartridge for storing a plurality of beverage cans received within the opening of the cooler in detachable engagement therewith.
A storage device for beverage cans comprising:
- a cooler comprising an outer shell, an insulated liner fitted within the outer shell, an inner shell fitted within the liner, and interior compartment defined by the inner shell adapted to receive therein a quantity of ice, and a side opening;
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- a removable cartridge for storing a plurality of beverage cans received within the opening of the cooler in detachable engagement therewith, the removable cartridge comprising an enclosure having an opening and a cover and comprising a box-like structure having a rear section, a pair of side sections, a top section, a bottom section and a front face plate comprising means for attaching the front face plate to the side of the cooler.
A storage device for beverage cans comprising:
- a cooler comprising an outer shell, an insulated liner fitted within the outer shell, an inner shell fitted within the liner, and interior compartment defined by the inner shell adapted to receive therein a quantity of ice, and a side opening;
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- a removable cartridge for storing a plurality of beverage cans received within the opening of the cooler in detachable engagement therewith, the removable cartridge comprising an enclosure having an opening and a cover comprising a front panel and a pair of side guards which are adapted to guide the beverage cans out of the enclosure onto the front panel.
A storage device for beverage can comprising:
- a cooler comprising an outer shell, an insulated liner fitted within the outer shell and comprising a sloped section which is downwardly inclined from the back of the cooler toward the front of the cooler, an inner shell fitted within the liner, and an interior compartment defined by the inner shell adapted to receive therein a quantity of ice, and a side opening;
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- a removable cartridge for storing a plurality of beverage cans received within the opening of the cooler in detachable engagement therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.